General Business/Commerce at West Virginia Wesleyan College

If you are interested in studying general business/commerce, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia Wesleyan College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and approximately 1,066 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

West Virginia Wesleyan General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

West Virginia Wesleyan General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how West Virginia Wesleyan performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at West Virginia Wesleyan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	14
	23
	23
	59
	84
	84
	97
	107
	118
	197
	274
	291
	295
	335
	421
	478
	539

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in general business from West Virginia Wesleyan. This makes it the #84 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do General Business Graduates from West Virginia Wesleyan Make?

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at West Virginia Wesleyan is $30,544. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,524 for all general business students.

General Business Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

West Virginia Wesleyan General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

The general business program at West Virginia Wesleyan awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 79% of these degrees went to men with the other 21% going to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at West Virginia Wesleyan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

West Virginia Wesleyan General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of general business master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

West Virginia Wesleyan also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

General Business/Commerce majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	36

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Marketing

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers	11,100	$87,430
Management Analysts	1,930	$75,980
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Administrative Services Managers	1,380	$81,030
Chief Executives	1,000	$153,880

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.